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WA Perth Royal Show Dairy Awards, Bannister Downs recognised once again!
Competing in the 2021 Perth Royal Food Awards for the 15th consecutive year, Bannister Dairy produce, renowned for its quality and great flavour, awarded these champion titles, a true reflection of the effort and care that is made daily, with a complete focus on quality.
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WA premier Mark McGowan hikes port fees on iron ore miners BHP, Fortescue, Roy Hill
Mr McGowan on Monday announced that WA had delivered a $2.36 billion operating surplus for the first nine months of the current financial year, due primarily to the surge in iron ore prices. WA is the only jurisdiction in Australia running an operating surplus.
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Ore tax props up a nation
WA’s booming iron ore industry contributed nearly one-fifth of total company tax paid across the whole of Australia last year — about $15 billion — keeping the nation on its feet in the face of a devastating pandemic.
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Pilbara iron ore powering Australia’s economy
“I congratulate our iron ore sector for its strength, reliability and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for its continued support of Australia’s economy,” Minister Pitt said.
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New figures show mining sector powering the economy
“These changes will transform the NAIF to make it a more proactive investor in projects that will generate economic activity and job creation,”
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Miners deliver record $39bn windfall to boost government bottom lines
“Australia’s minerals industry paid record taxes and royalties to federal, state and territory governments in 2019-20 even as the COVID-19 pandemic started to push the economy into recession,”
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Resources sector boosts federal budget spending spree
The mining industry exceeded government expectations in its tax receipts, accounting for 30 per cent of company tax collections, which is forecast to reach $100.5 billion by 2024-25.
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When Mining does well, Australia does well.
Hancock Prospecting Group companies, Roy Hill and Atlas Iron, joined together to promote all that our industry does for our country. Please see latest advert.
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Surging iron ore prices a ‘get out of jail free card’ for Morrison and Frydenberg
Accenture Managing Director Andrew Charlton says a recent surge in iron ore prices is a “get out of jail free card” for Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg
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THE IRON GIANT
Booming iron ore exports are supercharging Australia’s pandemic recovery, helping to deliver the Federal Government a company tax windfall this year that’s almost $9 billion higher than forecast.
Read moreNews Australia’s iron ore boom: Investors profit as global economy recovers
It is one of the most isolated major cities on earth, boasts some of the world’s finest beaches and is mercifully Covid-19 free. But Perth – which straddles the banks of the Swan River on the shores of the Indian Ocean – has another key attraction. The sun-drenched city is the ...
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Iron ore is saving Australia’s trade with China. How long can it last?
Now, one commodity is almost single-handedly keeping the trade relationship afloat: iron ore.
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IRON ORE GIVES BUDGET BOOST
Australia’s Budget bottom line is recovering faster than expected, driven largely by the strength of WA’s iron ore sector, with analysts now suggesting it could be back in surplus within four years.
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Iron ore export boom boosts fiscal bottom line by $30bn
“Almost half of this increase came from stronger company tax revenue, reflecting higher iron ore prices,” the Parliamentary Budget Office said.
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Iron ore boom to bolster Frydenberg’s war chest by $36b
Roy Hill founder Gina Rinehart made an early start on the dividend bonanza with a $1.35 billion first-quarter distribution to shareholders this month, while Fortescue is tipped to pay a total of $9.5 billion of dividends in the year to June 30.
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Budget driven by WA
The sector is not only pumping royalties and taxes into government coffers and wages into the pockets of its workers and related occupations, it is also a big part of employment growth.
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New high for iron ore a boost for Australia’s resources sector
Media Release of The Hon Keith Pitt MP, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia. Global iron ore prices have hit record highs, surpassing the previous record from a decade ago and providing a welcome boost to Australia’s resources sector as the world recovers from the impact of the ...
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Iron ore gives Budget boost
Australia’s Budget bottom line is recovering faster than expected, driven largely by the strength of WA’s iron ore sector, with analysts now suggesting it could be back in surplus within four years.
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Anzac Day 2021
May our government understand, we need to better serve, those who defend or have defended and served our country.
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